ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: BHS20120f11
Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: HIPOTHERAPY
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 10 / 20 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Maciej Dobrowolski
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: The main aim of this class is to acquaint a student with the possibility which a hipotherapy gives. We present basic method of work in the hipotherapy and requirements for the horses and the hipotherapy centers.

Competences: At the end of the course the student will gain the knowledge of hipotherapy opportunities in treatment of the disabled and requirements for the horses and the hipotherapy centers, will know basic methods of work in the hipotherapy.

Prerequisites:

Course content: Basic concepts of rehabilitation, physiotherapy, forms of hipotherapy, kinds of security, horse training in hipotherapy, hipotherapy centers organization.

Recommended literature: Strumińska A.: Psychopedagogiczne aspekty hipoterapii dzieci i młodzieży niepełnosprawnych intelektualnie. PWRiL 2003 Wyżnikiewicz-Nawracała A.: Jeździectwo w rozwoju motorycznym i psychospołecznym osób niepełnosprawnych. wyd. ucz. AWFiS 2002 Straus I.: Neurofizjologiczna gimnastyka lecznicza na koniu. Fundacja „Hipoterapia” 1996

Assessment methods: Compulsory completion of calsses, test exam

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